1307/​6005

Asger Jorn

Carl-Henning Pedersen

Else Alfelt

Helhesten. 1.- 2. year. Cph [1940–44]. 12 issues in 9 (complete). Richly illustr. and with orig. graphic by Jorn, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Else Alfelt, Mortensen and others. (9)

The art magazine Helhesten was the Abstract Expressionism's voice in Denmark in the early 1940s. The group included artists like Ejler Bille, Henry Heerup og Carl-Henning Pedersen, but after only nine issues the group had to stop publishing the magazine due to financial difficulties.

All issued: 1941–1942: issue 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5–6. 1942: issue 1 and 1943: isssue 2–3, 4, and 1944: issue 5–6.

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Modern art books, 12 February 2013

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